The following tools can simplify and/or automate the packaging process.

• NuGet Docs - documentation for NuGet packaging manager.
• NuGet Package Explorer - GUI tool for building NuGet packages.
• Visual Studio Build Packaging - integrating NuGet packaging into your visual studio build process.
• OctoPack - steps to use OctoPack to build the source NuGet package to provide to squirrel --releasify.
• Auto.Squirrel Package Manager - tool to fully automatize the application deploy, from build to upload the updated files.
• Paket - dependency manager for .NET and mono projects, which is designed to work well with NuGet packages and also enables referencing files directly from Git repositories or any HTTP resource.
• TeamCity - tips on using the TeamCity build server to package your app.

• Step 2. Packaging - step from getting started guide on using NuGet Package Explorer.